Chapter 10

The carriage wheels rolled steadily southward.

Liu Dong Lingguan and Jotaro and his companions set off from London, officially embarking on their journey to defeat the vampire Dio.

Inside the carriage, Jotaro was still immersed in the victory of the previous night, unable to break free from it. Baron Zeppeli shook his head, thinking that Jotaro was still too young and not steady enough, but he did not say anything to discourage him.

Liu Dong Lingguan, on the other hand, sat silently on one side, practicing the Ripple Ki technique without a moment's pause.

Last night, when darkness fell, an Eastern merchant came to where Jotaro was training. He had sharp fangs and long, pointed claws on his hands, clearly no longer human.

Upon seeing Jotaro, he immediately launched an attack. However, Jotaro, who had mastered Baron Zeppeli's Spring Fist and developed his own Overdrive Punch, was far more powerful than before.

Jotaro didn't even move his body; with one Overdrive Punch, he sent the Eastern merchant flying, blood splattering. The Ripple attached to his punch caused the merchant's face to begin melting. Moreover, Jotaro's hardened iron fist, honed from his expertise in martial arts, greatly increased the power of the attack, instantly sending the Eastern merchant flying out of sight.

"Jotaro, the Eastern merchant last night was just a minor character. Don't be complacent!" Seeing Jotaro gradually calm down, Baron Zeppeli urged his disciple, "You need to gain more combat experience."

"I understand, Master Zeppeli!" Jotaro nodded solemnly.

The carriage continued southward, their destination being a town called "Cyclone Knights."

After passing through an ancient tunnel over 300 feet long with a 500-year history, they could already see the shadow of Cyclone Knights from the carriage window.

This town was surrounded by steep mountains on three sides, with a cliff and the turbulent sea to the south.

The town was established in the Middle Ages as a place to train knights. After 1888, it was used as a prison due to its natural fortress-like terrain. Since the town produced coal underground, there were countless railways dug by prisoners. The other residents were ordinary people who lived by fishing and farming, bringing the total population to 517.

About ten days ago, the vampire Dio had infiltrated this remote British ancient town!

"Is that Cyclone Knights?" Liu Dong Lingguan gazed at the distant ancient town.

"Mr. Joestar, I have already gathered information from the underworld and confirmed that the Eastern merchant is in the town!" Scarface Speedwagon flipped in from the other side of the carriage window on the roof.

"In that case, as Uncle Zeppeli said, Dio is still alive and hiding in that town of Cyclone Knights!"

Jotaro said, "Yeah! I'm ready for battle!"

Speedwagon, an ordinary person, also clenched his fists, "Me too! I can't ignore this anymore! It wouldn't be human to stand by and do nothing, and it doesn't fit my character!"

"Baron Zeppeli, by letting the Eastern merchant go, you learned where Dio is, but you also revealed the existence of the Ripple Breathing technique. Are you prepared for when he figures out how to counter it?" Liu Dong Lingguan suddenly looked at Baron Zeppeli, remembering that the Baron had lost a hand in one encounter with Dio because he hadn't anticipated that Dio could counter his technique. Now, since they were on the same side, he had to remind him.

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Baron Zeppeli clearly didn't take Liu Dong Lingguan's warning seriously, as he didn't think Dio could figure out how to counter his Ripple Breathing technique so quickly. He shrugged, took a bottle of red wine from a nearby wooden box, and said to Speedwagon, "Hey, buddy, do you have a bottle opener?"

"Of course."

Speedwagon, who enjoyed drinking, took a bottle opener from his pocket and handed it to Baron Zeppeli.

Seeing that Baron Zeppeli didn't take his suggestion seriously, Liu Dong Lingguan sighed lightly. If you don't court death, you won't die. Zeppeli was clearly setting up a death flag!

"Whatever, I'll help him when I can. After all, he's a human life!"

The carriage, driven by the coachman, slowly entered a tunnel. After passing through it, they would arrive at Cyclone Knights.

"Puff!"

Suddenly, a strange sound came from outside the carriage, and the carriage immediately stopped.

The moment the carriage stopped, Liu Dong Lingguan's eyes snapped open, a sharp light flashing in them. He immediately adjusted his breathing to a unique frequency, channeling the power of the Ripple Ki throughout his body.

"He's here! If I remember correctly, the one who should appear here is Jack the Ripper!"

At this moment, Jotaro didn't notice anything amiss, just a vague sense of unease. He asked the coachman outside, "What's wrong? Why did you stop the carriage here?"

The impatient Speedwagon, lacking the gentlemanly demeanor, shouted, "Hey, coachman, why did you stop the carriage?!"

"??"

No one responded from outside the carriage. Speedwagon reached out to pull the curtain, but Liu Dong Lingguan stopped him. There was a dangerous Jack the Ripper outside, and going out would mean certain death!

Seeing Liu Dong Lingguan's reaction, Jotaro also sensed something was wrong and quickly warned his friend, "Be careful! Speedwagon, there's no sunlight here!!"

In other words, there might be a vampire here!

"Hey, coachman! Answer me quickly!" The silence outside made the ordinary person Speedwagon quite uneasy, and he called out loudly to the coachman.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he shouted, there was no response from outside.

"Waiting like this will put us at a disadvantage. I'll go check it out." Saying this, Liu Dong Lingguan carefully lifted the curtain and peered out through the gap, preparing to leave the carriage.

"I'll go with you!"

Seeing this, the highly principled Jotaro volunteered to go with Liu Dong Lingguan. When he stepped out of the carriage, he was immediately startled by what he saw on the carriage frame.

He used the word "thing" to describe it because the coachman no longer looked human!

Sitting on the carriage frame was a creature with a horse's head and a human body, covered in knives, with blood flowing all over.

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh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